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babynamesI've been doing a lot of research on the name Jack as a nick name, and can't decide something. Most sources seem to say that Jack is a nn for John, and John is a nn for Jonathan, but Jack is NOT a nn for Jonathan.
WDYT?
If I want to call my kid Jack, can I name him Jonathan or should it be John?
ETA I personally don't like nick names as the main name, and the child would be named after my fil, who is a John. He's really a Yanni, because he's Greek, but he goes by John.
WDYT?
If I want to call my kid Jack, can I name him Jonathan or should it be John?
ETA I personally don't like nick names as the main name, and the child would be named after my fil, who is a John. He's really a Yanni, because he's Greek, but he goes by John.
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Date: 2007-10-02 02:18 pm (UTC)Hee hee, yeah, me either. That's why I did some research. According to behindthename.com "Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval pet form of JOHN."